Reader Contributions

NextGen held a Women’s Ben Gurion Society dinner on Jan. 21 at Pietro’s Italian. BGS members — young professionals who donate $1,000 or more...

By David Bellet 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 24. MSNBC morning news break- in: “We have a report of a helicopter crash in the hills northeast...

By Jennie Kerson Pritzker and Toba Kerson Our family has returned from a magical week on Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s 2019 Intergenerational Hanukkah Mission...

By Ilana M. Fish Ever since meeting my husband, Adam, the holiday of Thanksgiving has taken on a different meaning for me. There's the obvious mushy...

By Rabbi Robert S. Leib Sometimes, life’s unexpected surprises are to be found at arm’s length or, quite literally, around the corner! But I digress...

By Alan Fineberg In the summer of 1971, I was a not-so-innocent 17-year-old Central High graduate. So naturally, the rite of passage was to spend...

By Sherry Wolkoff An idea that started as a Bat Mitzvah project evolved into a successful fundraising event Involving 10 talented teen solo performers and teen bands from...

By Bruce Shanzer We found the cemetery rather easily. No surprise there. It goes by the name Wiener Zentralfriedhof and it is one of the largest...

By Ronni Finkel Robinson I played for the Philadelphia Phillies for four days. I had a home uniform, away uniform, took batting practice in the tunnels...

By Susan Weiss How did the love of baking challah lead to publishing a children’s book? I love to make challah. I am a good baker...